Necktie.



' tion.

MMS F31. BACH, Ol? GEIGAG, ILLlCNGS.

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Specication of Lettcrsstent.

,application filed February 7, 1913. arial No. 215,861.

llliis invention relates to new and useful improvements in neclties andhas vfor its lll lli

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object the provision oi an article of this character which may be tiedin the usual and ordinary manner by the wearer and after having beentied may be removed troni and placed upon` the neck without untyiiig,and yet be capable of all of the. adjustments that are present in theties that have heretofore been. used, and which must be completelyuntied for removal.

in this manner the life of the necktie is prolonged by the eliminationof the constant tying and untying now necessary, and at the saine timethe objectionable features 'and characteristics of the ready-tiedscartare not present.

Furthermore when the knot becomes soiled or otherwise damaged thepresent scari may be ictied at another point in its lengtlito presentafresh, clean and undamaged knot.

'lilith the above and other objects in view, as will be apparent. thisinvention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts andfeatures, all as l.-%einafter more 'fully described,claiineclandtdllustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein lfigure lis a perspective view of a collar,

partly brolien away, illustrating one form of the, tie or scarf formingthe subject inatf'm ot the present invention in conyuiiction evamerewitli g 2 is a similar view illustrating another iorin of thepresent invention in conjunction with a collar;

3 is an elevation ci the connection u in the forni of the inventionshown iiligzgand Figs. 4 and are details of the snap catches used in'both of the-shown forms of the invention, b'ut illustrated as adapted inthat form shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The present invention is exemplified in the drawing as being carried outin a fourin-liand tie, and while it may be readily applied to a bow tie,the present purposes will be amply served by the application illustratedand the following description Will bc so limited. i

.lucen-ying ,out the present device, a fourin-liand tie of any usual andchaincteristicv design including the outer scarf end or seo tion 10, theinner scarf end or sect-ion 11, connected together by the relatively non"row neck band 12, and toward which the scarf ends taper, constitutesthe basis upon which the improved structure formino] the subject matterhereoic is predicated.

ln that form of the invention shown in Fig. l, the neck band 12 of thetie is ered as at 13 near the outer scart end or section 1l, and theadjoining ends so created are provided with the elements oi a snap catchi4, such as that illustrated in detail in.

Thus the ends created by the `cut 13 may be overlapped and the elementsoli the catch 14- interlocked, thereby forming' a solid neck band. llhenthe parts are so arranged the tie may be placed about the collar C andremoved Without further disturbing' the' knot 15. lt may be thenreplaced by insert ing the neck band 10, with its ends disconnected,inthe collar, fastening the collar,

connecting the elements of the snap catch. 14, and adjusting the knob 15in the orthodax manner.. l y

ln its use and functions the foren or adaptation o the invention shownin Figs. il to l5 inclusive is identical with that shown in Fig. l. Herethe neck band l2 is severed. near the outer scarf end or section 1l, to

create the ends 12El and 12", which in the use and operation of the tieare separated one from the other. The' end l2 of the y neck band 12 hasa tab 16 (Figs. 3 and 4)' ict lll@ Y a pivot plate 20. The pin 21 ofthis Pivot plate 20 acts as a permanent pivot tor a carrier 22, formedof small Wire or other suitable material, bent to create a major loop 23and minor loop 94, the latter being 'especially adapted to permanentlyand yet pivotally engage the pin 2l of the plate 20. A tape 25 isattached to the major 'loop 23 of the carri and by means of the femaleelement of a snap catch, carried by the free end thereof, cooperatingwith the male element lll constitutes a detac able connection betweenthe ends l2 and 12b of the neck; band 12e This form o1c tie when usedfor the first time is placed about the collar with the ele,- ments leand. -lllb of the snap catch conneet/Btl and the tie is tied and'adjusted in the manner. rllo remove the tie from the enel collarthe'elements le and lat" of the snep catch are disconnected after the"knot 15 has been slid downwardly'on the inner scerf end or section ll.lt at once becomes manifest that afte' thevscert has once been tied itcen be replaced by loeating the neclt band With the tane 25 disconnectecl from the tabf ebout the collar, at ter which the coller may beattached.5 at which time the tape 25 will extend downwardly esillustrated in xiottefl lines in Fig. 2. The end l2 end the tab lo maythen be pnllefl clown slightly and attached tothe tape 915 by means ofthe elements 14. and lll" of the snap catch, While these operating;

portions of Athe tie are moire or less tree ot' the collar. The knot l5may then be atl-l justecl, which adjustment draws the tape into alnementwith the remainder el? the necloband, 11?; Where it 'forms acontinuation thereo'I is loceteel entirely Within the collar or in .itsproper place With yitespeot to the collar. 'lShus the neck bandl ieretained in its normal position in the collar C, and is not materiallydisplaced. 'for the purpose of connecting the ende l2 and 12b o 45 theneck band l2. At the same timev the ends l2 anal 12b oi" the neck. bandmay be secured together in a manne? which is net hampered because of thefact that these ende are located entirely within the collar. Hence, te aconnection between the elemente Ma and 141 of the snap catch is freelyestebliehet Without interference from the collar.

What ie claimed. isz- 1. As an article of inannact-nreE a neckticconstituting e neck band terminating in scarf ends, said neck band beingsevered and having a tape pvoted to one of the ends created by severingthe' neck band, said. tape having means for detachably securing it at G0its 'free enel. to the remaining enel so created.

2 As an article of manufacture, a necktie constituting Ya neck band.terminating in scarf encls, said neck band being severed4J a tapepiyoteel to one el the enfle so vcreated and listing an element of soa?catch se cereal to the enel thereof 'iter engagement with thecorresponding element et the snap catch to the remeining enel of neel:band. create@ by set'etingithe lattern 7G S3. its 'article ontmannitaeture necltie cot' tituting a nece band terminating scart ende9said. neck hand-being severed .a teh securefl. to ene of; the eo and,lia-ying an element oli te snap catch ee euretl thereto, etape piyetetlto the copo site eze-t created by severing the necktie and providett atfree terminal with the corresponding e, enao

